Whittier College vs Fresno State

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Whittier College is a private (not-for-profit) and Fresno State is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Whittier College has more expensive tuition & fees ($49,864) than Fresno State ($18,860).
It is harder to admit to Whittier College than Fresno State.
Fresno State has more students with 23,999 students while Whittier College has 1,192 students.
Whittier College has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Fresno State's ratio is 21 to 1.
Fresno State has more full-time faculties with 796 faculties while Whittier College has 114 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Whittier College and California State University-Fresno.

Whittier College	vs.	Fresno State
Whittier, California	Location	Fresno, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$49,864	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,980 Out-Of-State$18,860
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	78%
$35,076	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,430

84.98 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
6.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
65 %	Graduation Rate	56 %
26 %	Transfer-out Rate	1 %
70 %	Retention Rate	76 %
1,192	Student Population	23,999
114	Number of Faculties	796
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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